- — JAPALA1 group study
- — Use Google talk’s translation feature
- To be able to use the appropriate collaboration tool based on the case scenario;
- To be able to provide assessment on the collaboration tools used in the project;
- To be able to provide the readers an informative material that would show how illiteracy greatly affects our society; and
- To be able to have an exchange of ideas through commenting on the blog posts.
- Yahoo! Messenger
- Y!M was used for actual group discussions, brainstorming activities and conferences.
- It was also used during the planning stage.
- Used to invite friends to read the blog entries and provide comments
- Facebook group
- Facebook group was used for posting reminders and meeting schedules since most group members often check their Facebook account.
- Blogger
- Blogger was used to post blog entries about the group’s chosen global issue.
- This was also used to gather more ideas through its commenting feature.
- Blogger was also used by the group to post updates on the progress of the collaboration project.
- This was also used to keep track of the things that are already accomplished by the group.
- Illiteracy is a global issue. This data would be helpful to monitor how many people from different countries are able to read the blog and already informed/aware of this global issue.
— Y!Messenger
¡ Y!M conference is appropriate for group discussions.
¡ However, you cannot send files to all persons in the conference at once.
¡ Photo sharing is not allowed in conferences (e.g. presentation of graphs)
¡ E-mail notification feature can be a distraction during meetings.
— Facebook
¡ Very useful for posting reminders since most group members check their Facebook accounts often.
¡ It can sometimes be a source of distraction because of the notifications constantly popping out while working.
— Blogger
¡ Blogger was mainly used to write blog entries and gather more ideas from comments.
¡ Blogspot promotes collaboration by enabling each member of the group to state his/her opinion on a certain post. Furthermore, other people can also comment on a certain blog post which makes the information gathering more effective and diverse
¡ Could have been better if you can see new posts/comment notifications made by readers on the dashboard
¡ Using the main account, a certain group member can enable others to also contribute to the blog by sending an e-mail request. This promotes distinction and authenticity among members (especially when creating a blog post/posting a comment).
